Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-14
WHO WILL EXPLAIN I?
The Startling story of Young Lady
Who Hears Strange Noises
at Night.
A House Formerly Occupied by the
Murdered DR.. Robinson Said
to be Haunted.
The Story COrrObOrated by Whole
Family Who Have Also Heard
the Racket in the Hall.

The murder Of DR.. Robinson, which
occurred in this city some score of years
ago, has almost passed away from mem
ory and become one OF those mysteries
never to be unveiled. 1t will be remem-
bered, however, that the Doctor wa
called up from his slumbers about l
O'Clock in the morning, ostensibly to at
tend Il patient, and upon reaching the
street, was shot down in cold blood,
without the slightest chance given him
for self-protection. Who the murderers
were time has not revealed, but the cause
Of the killing was at the time claimed to
be the outgrowth of dispute
as to the ownership OF the
now famous Hot Springs but the facts
OF the case were, that the property dis
pute was made pretext to hide the real
causes, and that the venerable physician,
who was loyal citizen, and frequently
publicly declared himself in opposition to
| the Church of Latter Day Saints, was OBJ
noxious to the priesthood and by their
order was removed
After these years OF silence the ghost,
or spirit of the noble citizen, realizing
that Truth crushed to earth will rise
again." and that as last Utah is about
to be delivered from the thraldom which
has surrounded her, returns to the land
OF the living and knocks at friendly doors
Tor hearing, and asks that his murderers
shall be hunted down and punished ac-
cording to the laws of the land.
During the Doctors life time he once
resided at No. $50 East Second South
Street, where now lives highly respect
able Gentle family, and to these people
have appeared the spirit. They are too
intelligent TO place much faith in ghosts
and are by no means superstitious, but
that phenomenon exists at their peace
full abode is an undisputable fact.
About three weeks since young lady
OF the house, while sitting in the dining
room, heard the tread OF man passing
| from the front door along the hallway to
the door OF the room where she was
sitting, and there stopped. Not knock
ing or entering, the young lady went to
the door, opened, it, and looking into the
hall could find no one there. Being alone
she was somewhat alarmed, and so
locked the door until the absent mem
bers OF the family should return. When
she explained the occurrence, as is nat
ural in such cases, the idea was laughed
at and the young lady accused of being
afraid to be left alone.
All members OF the household being
present the next evening, with the lights
burning brightly, and at the same time
as on the night previous, between and
$3.50 O'Clock, the invisible visitor was
again heard to steadily tread through the
hall and stop at the door as before. All
at once jumped up and commenced
thorough search of the rooms and pass
ageway, but only TO meet with nothing.
Every night since the first occurrence
and at exactly the same hour this strange
walking is heard at the dwelling
above mentioned, every possible
and imaginable theory has been advanced
to SO I've the mystery, but as yet without
any Ineligible conclusion The facts as
here given do exist and can be
proven by reliable witnesses, and
the only solution OF the phenomenon
is that the spirit of the murdered man is
about to call upon true and loyal friends
to reveal the perpetrators OF the dastardlv
murder.
An investigation is still going on and
will be diligently pursued until every
thing mysterious is revealed.